those are all things she could've ordered she decided to don e alaska gov and i think became someone whob is very well-paid, someone who has an ardent but relatively small on the scale of national politics and ardent but relatively small following that at this point i mean, i think the notion that she would ever be able to seek national office again without giving the path she's chosen is i think largely off the table. she, i think, you know, achieves the popularity she still has and will be able to live comfortably and marginally and influential life by continuing to take to the platforms that she currently has on cable television in facebook. she will continue to be a presence in our lives, if not a central presence going forward. >> surprised there wasn't a rousing applause. i misjudged the audience again. [laughter] [inaudible] [applause] >> it seems to many that since the day obama was elected, the republican goal has been to say no and to appeal to the community that wants to see him fail at no cost yet obama feels very indecisive. there are a million things obama can do admini